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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
Description
Orianna and Violet are ballet dancers and best friends, but when the ballerinas who have been harassing Violet are murdered, Orianna is accused of the crime and sent to a juvenile detention center where she meets Amber and they experience supernatural events linking the girls together.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Description
In this evocative and heartwarming novel for readers who loved The Thing About Jellyfish, the author of I Can Make This Promise tells the story of a Native American girl struggling to find her joy again. It's been a hard year for Maisie Cannon, ever since she hurt her leg and could not keep up with her ballet training and auditions. Her blended family is loving and supportive, but Maisie knows that they just can't understand how hopeless she feels....
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"A Black teen dancer with dreams of landing a spot in a prestigious ballet company must learn to dance on her own terms in this explosive debut about the healing power of art and friendship, perfect for fans of Heartbreaker and Tiny Pretty Things. Ballet is Aisha's life. So when she's denied yet another lead at her elite academy because she doesn't "look" the part, she knows something has to change-the constant discrimination is harming her mental...
4) Last Dance
Author
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Rachel Deering, an otherwise normal 13-year-old aspiring ballerina from Miami, suddenly finds herself in the hospital, diagnosed with diabetes. Now she needs to learn how to manage her disease, and to cope with being different from all her friends. Will she ever dancd again? Rachel Deering loves-and lives-to dance. She dreams of someday becoming a professional dancer. When she is invited to try out at the regional auditions for New York City Ballet...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
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American Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland encourages a young ballet student, with brown skin like her own, by telling her that she, too, had to learn basic steps and how to be graceful when she was starting out, and that some day, with practice and dedication, the little girl will become a firebird, too. Includes author's note about dancers who led her to find her voice.
14) Belinda in Paris
Author
Series
Belinda the ballerina volume 2
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Belinda's magnificently large ballet shoes get lost en route to Paris, she must find another pair before her performance in the Paris Opera.
15) The red slippers
Author
Series
Nancy Drew diaries volume 11
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Sabotage could result in a final curtain call for a ballerina's career in this eleventh book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to a classic mystery series. Nancy and Bess are excited when they run into their old friend Maggie Rogers in River Heights. As little girls, Bess and Nancy were in dance classes with Maggie, until she moved away to attend a prestigious ballet academy. Now Maggie is part of a ballet company made up of the most promising...
17) Sweet dreams
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
It’s the night before a big dance performance, and Angelina is feeling nervous. With some guidance from her mom and dad, Angelina goes through a bedtime routine that eases her worries, prepares her for the next day, and brings her sweet dreams.
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Angelina is determined to prove she's as good a dancer as all the older ballerinas. But learning to dance en pointe-in toe shoes-isn't so easy for this mouseling. Will Angelina learn the hard way not to grow up too fast?"--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Belinda the ballerina volume 3
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Belinda is auditioning for the Grand Metropolitan Ballet's productionof Cinderella, she has perfect huge feet and should get the part, but Lola Mudge also wants the part and she gets what she wants.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
An exuberant and relatable picture book about sibling rivalry, ballet, and finding your free-form self. Confidence goes a long way, and so does practice--but the support of a loving family and community matters even more in this winsome tale of dancing your way into your own unique talents. Tessie has taken ballet for a whole month and thinks she has it down. If it weren't for her big sister, Maya, who seems to own the spotlight, Tessie would dazzle...
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